How to import Altar of Kings

Introduction

This is an automatically generated tutorial. It will guide you through the process of importing the model Altar of Kings of the bundle Altar of Kings. Please note that all the screenshots in this tutorial were made using a Mac, however it should be no problem to interpret what is equivalent on a Windows or Linux machine.

Extract and Access

I am assuming that you have already downloaded the file Altar of Kings.zip and know where it is located on your hard drive. The file is compressed as a zip archive. Most modern operating systems allow you to unzip the archive by double clicking it and dragging the contents out to the desktop (or any other place).

When you have extracted the archive, it should look like this:

Open World Editor and click Module -> Import Manager:

This is the Import Manager. From here you can add and remove custom files from your map file:

Importing HU_Altar_of_Kings.mdx

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'HU_Altar_of_Kings.mdx' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

Done, you have imported the file HU_Altar_of_Kings.mdx.

Importing HU_Altar_of_Kings.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'HU_Altar_of_Kings.blp' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

Double-click the file HU_Altar_of_Kings.blp:

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

Done, you have imported the file HU_Altar_of_Kings.blp.

Importing HU_Building_Fence.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'HU_Building_Fence.blp' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

Double-click the file HU_Building_Fence.blp:

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

Done, you have imported the file HU_Building_Fence.blp.

Importing HU_Building_Plant.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'HU_Building_Plant.blp' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

Double-click the file HU_Building_Plant.blp:

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

Done, you have imported the file HU_Building_Plant.blp.

Importing HU_Building_Stair.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'HU_Building_Stair.blp' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

Double-click the file HU_Building_Stair.blp:

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

Done, you have imported the file HU_Building_Stair.blp.

Importing HU_Building_Trim.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'HU_Building_Trim.blp' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

Double-click the file HU_Building_Trim.blp:

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

Done, you have imported the file HU_Building_Trim.blp.

Importing HU_Building_Wall.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'HU_Building_Wall.blp' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

Double-click the file HU_Building_Wall.blp:

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

Done, you have imported the file HU_Building_Wall.blp.

Importing VFX_Fairy_Dust_2x2.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'VFX_Fairy_Dust_2x2.blp' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

Double-click the file VFX_Fairy_Dust_2x2.blp:

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

Done, you have imported the file VFX_Fairy_Dust_2x2.blp.

Importing VFX_White_Aura.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'VFX_White_Aura.blp' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

Double-click the file VFX_White_Aura.blp:

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

Done, you have imported the file VFX_White_Aura.blp.

Importing VFX_White_Smoke_4x4.blp

Now Click the "Import File" Button:

Next select 'VFX_White_Smoke_4x4.blp' in the folder which you extracted from the zip archive:

As you see, the field "Full Path" starts with something like "war3mapimported/". But most models do not look for their assets in that directory. The assets need to be in a specific location in order for the model to find them. Therefore, you will have to change the "Full Path" to what the model looks for. You can find the required paths in the readme.txt and also on this page.

Double-click the file VFX_White_Smoke_4x4.blp:

Tick the box "Use Custom Path" and type in the correct path:

The file has been properly added to the map archive:

Done, you have imported the file VFX_White_Smoke_4x4.blp.

You're done

You have now imported your model. Don't be afraid when you place the object and it appears to be a purple cube. Just close the map, re-open it and it will look fine in the World Editor.

If you did exactly as this guide told you and it did not work properly. Please make a thread in the Modeling & Animation Forum containing the following: